[VAcourier] Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Lee-Jackson Day

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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA

Office of the Attorney General

Richmond 23219

Robert F. McDonnell
900 East Main Street

Attorney General
Richmond, Virginia 23219

 
804-786-2071

 
804-371-8947 TDD

 

For Release: January 16, 2009                              Contact: J.
Tucker Martin or David Clementson

Website:  <http://www.vaag.com/> www.vaag.com
Phone: 804-786-2071

                                                              Email:
Tucker.Martin at oag.state.va.us or dclementson at oag.state.va.us

 

 

Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Lee-Jackson Day 

 

 

Richmond- Attorney General Bob McDonnell issued the following statement
today in recognition of the Lee-Jackson state holiday in Virginia.

 

"Today, the Commonwealth of Virginia pauses to remember two great
Virginians, Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

 

Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson were men of honor, duty,
faith and humility. Today, they are remembered foremost for their leadership
on the battlefield. They served our nation, and when duty called, our
Commonwealth, with courage and valor.

 

However, the legacies of Lee and Jackson extend beyond the battlefield. They
are found in Lexington, where Lee taught his students after the War to be
Americans again, and to pursue lives of honor and obligation, and where
Jackson taught future heroes at Virginia Military Institute. Both men set
personal examples that continue to be remembered to this day.

 

As Virginians we share a long, and sometimes difficult, history. In that
history, Virginia has produced many great men and women. The lives of Robert
E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson remain worthy of study and
commemoration."

 

 

 

 

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J. Tucker Martin
Director of Communications
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell
804-692-0552
Tucker.Martin at oag.state.va.us
www.vaag.com
 
 
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